Last year marked the third installation of our homegrown little festival known as III Points. “Everyone wants it to work,” cofounder David Sinopoli told us in the months leading up to last year’s III Points. “There are no real obstacles. After the first year, a lot of people came to…
The fantasy of leaving work for lunch and never returning is a fun one. But for most of us, it’s unrealistic. We may never have our Jerry Maguire moment. But still, it’s nice to daydream. However, this Friday, the folks at Perrier are giving Miami the opportunity to take a…
A couple weeks ago we received a press release advertising a handy pill organizer for Miami’s Winter Music Conference. “WMC is soon approaching,” it read, “the lineups and parties have been announced and the excitement is building amongst music enthusiasts… being prepared is key.” The release was describing the MedCenter…
Miami Beach native and promoter Jose Pulido is all about passion. His enthusiasm is clear in the way his eyes light up when he remembers the “golden age” of Miami’s rock scene — of which he was a dedicated part — and the intensity with which they sadden when discussing…
10. Pig Cook Off with music by Ricky Valido and the Hialeah Hillbillies. Sunday, February 28, 12 p.m. Hialeah Park Race Track, 2200 E. 4th Ave., Hialeah; 305-885-8000; hialeahpark.com. Admission is free. Ricky Valido may like “drinking,” “women,” and “that late-night honky tonky,” but the one thing the 305 cowboy sure has love for is Hialeah. Born…
In 1994, all Sheryl Crow wanted to do was have a good time. Now she’s more interested in good causes. On Saturday, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter will perform alongside Melissa Etheridge at the sixth annual Dolphins Cancer Challenge. The event features a 5K that participants can walk/run or choose from…
The annual electronic music behemoth known as Winter Music Conference is nearly upon us and as usual, a flurry of international DJs, producers, and industry types already have their tickets booked to Miami. One of those eagerly anticipating the sunshine of South Florida in late winter is one of the…
Back in December, Ultra dropped its phase one 2016 lineup on us with all the names you’d expect Avicii, David Guetta, Carl Cox, as well as some acts that caught fans off guard, like an the unexpected Rabbit in the Moon reunion. Today, Ultra is rolling out phase two with, again, some…
The past few years have seen a reinterpretation of Bryan Adam’s biggest song, “Summer of ’69.” The 1985 hit is a karaoke favorite with heavy nostalgia for lost youth, but lately a theory has floated around that the number in the title refers not to a year, but to a…
Avicii, Tiesto, Afrojack, and other superstar DJs of the ilk may be all the rage come Miami Music Week and Ultra Music Festival, but as the undisputed party playground of the south, the 305 has its own set of equally talented DJs in our own backyard. We’re talking the beat…
A few years ago, Ric Herrero was involved in a program to help entrepreneurs in Cuba. “I wanted to help bring 3D printers to the island,” he says. “As I was doing research for it, the more I learned about the maker movement.” This maker movement he speaks of is…
In Miami’s fickle and competitive nightlife scene, it’s something of a miracle if a nightclub keeps its doors open longer than a single year. But Wynwood’s Electric Pickle has been going strong for all of seven. And this in spite of numerous hurdles and strenuous challenges threatening the humble little…
We went out there and had no idea what we were doing!” Mikey “Mikey Lion” Leon is reminiscing about the inaugural Desert Hearts, a Southern California-based house and techno music festival, three years ago. That event began in disastrous fashion — pitfalls included a missing-in-action sound system that delayed the…
10. Premio Lo Nuestro with Pitbull, Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, Thalia, Prince Royce, Gente de Zona, Gerardo Ortiz, Yandel, Maluma, and more. Thursday, February 18, 8 p.m. American Airlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 786-777-1000; aaarena.com. Tickets cost $59 to $102 plus fees via ticketmaster.com. Check out los mejores de los mejores en música latina take over…
A few weeks ago, we teased out the initial announcement for Dim Mak’s 20th anniversary party during Miami Music Week. Details were sparse, but the Steve Aoki-run label promised big surprises to come. Now Dim Mak is ready to reveal those surprises. Well, some of them, at least. Phase two…
The London Souls, in spite of the name, are actually a rock duo from New York. Guitarist Tash Neal and drummer Chris St. Hilaire met through mutual friends as teenagers and bonded over music instantly. “We had the same open-minded tastes.” Tash Neal says over the phone. “We both had…
Not long after Dennis DeGori opened Miami’s now iconic 24-hour megaclub, he stood inside on a balcony in a freshly pressed suit, hair slicked back like Joe Pesci, surveying his kingdom with an heir of sovereignty. “I looked like someone in a position of authority,” he recounts. It was either…
In 1900, Teddy Roosevelt wrote a letter to Henry L. Sprague with a few words of advice that have been echoed by many throughout the years: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” If anyone embodies that proverb, it’s Nikki Glaspie, a powerhouse of a drummer…
We’ve got a tough decision to face Miami: Beyoncé or Adele? With ticket prices in the triple digits, chances are you can only afford one. Unless you are Beyoncé or Adele, in which case not only can you afford a ticket, you can afford several thousand, fashion them all into…
Kinky Friedman was politically incorrect well before the term entered the popular idiom. After all, when you name your band the Texas Jewboys and boast signature songs like “They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore,” “Ride ‘Em Jewboy,” and “Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed,”…
It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to find an investor early on in the venture. For Claude VonStroke, founder of house and techno label Dirtybird Records, that investor shared a house and a bed with him. “[My wife] paid all the rent and bills for that [first] year,” he says. “So all…
The year was 2011. American audiences were high on the rush of pulsing BPMs. But still we craved more. We demanded it, and in Miami, LIV was our answer, dealing out some of the dopest beats on the market. Always on the lookout for the hottest rising stars, it booked…
